microcline
French, noun\mi.kʁɔ.klin\
microcline is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-L-I-N-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written French, the 255,834th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Microcline is a French feminine noun meaning “microcline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce minérale du groupe des silicates sous-groupe des tectosilicates de formule idéale KAlSi₃O₈”.
What does microcline mean in English?
adjective
- 1
microclinic
noun
- 1
femininemicrocline
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de petites inclinaisons.
noun: 1. Espèce minérale du groupe des silicates sous-groupe des tectosilicates de formule idéale KAlSi₃O₈.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of microcline
- microclines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce microcline?
- \mi.kʁɔ.klin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is microcline in French?
microcline appears about once in every 66 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).